The Town with Matthew Belloni

Lionsgate, Meta, and a Wild Week in AI

Matt is joined by Justine Bateman—writer, director, producer, and SAG-AFTRA negotiation committee  consultant on the use of AI— to check in on the latest developments on AI in entertainment. They discuss Lionsgate’s new deal with AI company Runway to make movies and shows more efficiently, Meta’s new deal with celebrities to voice a new AI chatbot, and whether other studios will follow suit (02:24). Matt finishes the show with two opening weekend box office predictions for 'Megalopolis' and the animated film ‘The Wild Robot’ (26:03).

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Host: Matt Belloni
Guest: Justine Bateman

Producers: Craig Horlbeck and Jessie Lopez
Theme Song: Devon Renaldo
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Puck founding partner Matthew Belloni takes you inside Hollywood, using exclusive reporting and insight to explain the backstories on everything from Marvel movies to streaming wars. Multiple times each week, Matt will touch on what is getting made and why, who is winning and losing, and what people in show business are actually talking about.